Nearly two-thirds of Utah’s land is controlled by the federal government, and that fact sits at the heart of the state’s housing crisis, water challenges and rural economic struggles. Communities cannot build where Washington won’t allow it. Schools cannot be funded where growth is blocked. You cannot separate federal land policy from the everyday lives of Utah families.
Maloy understands that connection better than almost anyone in Congress. She spent over a decade as a soil conservationist working Utah’s land before arriving in Washington and served as a public lands attorney for the counties and water districts that depend on it. That experience gives her a meaningful perspective that is rare in the nation’s capital where most lawmakers have never worked the land they legislate over. That counts for a great deal.
Last November, ConservAmerica was proud to present Maloy with our Congressional Conservation Champion award, given to Republicans who understand that conservation and conservatism share the same roots. We chose her because she is a proven conservation champion who fights for balanced, multiple-use land management that takes ranchers, rural communities and local governments seriously. She understands that real conservation means communities have a voice in how the land that surrounds them is managed, not ceding that power to distant bureaucrats who don’t live on it, depend on it or answer to those who do.
Theodore Roosevelt protected America’s lands because he believed stewardship was a moral obligation. Maloy carries that same conviction — backed by real expertise and a record that proves it.
Brent Fewell,
Brooklin, Maine